G  C    G  C

[Verse]
G          C             G            C          G
Mary is an angel, says a 5-year-old's wise eyes
             C                  G           C           G
"You are the oldest person I've ever seen". Mary sighs
               C                G          C    G
"These are the wings I made you so you can fly
                C               G                   C
When you get to heaven, tell my grandmother I said 'Hi'"

[Chorus]
Am           G
She's on the fifth floor balcony
Am       G                  Am
She sees heaven closer than us
               G
She knows that god is watching
Am             G              D
She knows that she can always trust
    C
Her paper wings and halo

[Instrumental]
G  C  G  C  G  C  G  C  G

[Verse]
          C                 G       C          G
Mary is a full-care resident on her last days
              C                  G            C         G
They feed her pills and oatmeal, she's set in her ways
         C          G              C        G
Mary was born in England, Nineteen-oh-four
                      C                      G           C
She married young and had five children, and all but one died before her

[Chorus]
Am           G
She's on the fifth floor balcony
Am       G                  Am
She sees heaven closer than us
               G
She knows that god is watching
Am             G              D
She knows that she can always trust
    C                    G  C  G  C  D
Her paper wings and halo

[Bridge]
                 C        D
Mary is tired of waiting
              C      D
She is almost there
                     C
Mary knows she could fly, she could fly

If she could get out of that damn chair

[Instrumental]
G  C  G  C  G  C  G  C  G

[Verse]
            C                 G          C           G
Mary talks about her children, when they were young
            C                   G              C           G
"You remind me of my grandson, loving life and having fun"
       C              G          C       G
Mary's time is coming, she's not afraid
          C                  G              C
Mary is a good woman and she loved the life that she made, that she made

[Chorus]
Am           G
She's on the fifth floor balcony
Am        G                 Am
She knows heaven awaits her now
               G
She knows that god is calling
Am                    G           D
And when it's time to fly, she'll know how
         C
With her paper wings and halo

[Instrumental]
G  C  G  C  G  C  G  C  G

[Verse]
G          C             G            C          G
Mary is an angel, says a 5-year-old's wise eyes
             C                  G           C           G
"You are the oldest person I've ever seen". Mary sighs
               C                G          C    G
"These are the wings I made you so you can fly
                C             G                   C
When you get to heaven, Mary, tell my mother that I said 'Hi'"

[Chorus]
Am           G
She's on the fifth floor balcony
Am       G                  Am
She sees heaven closer than us
               G
She knows that god is watching
Am             G             D
She knows that she can always trust
    C                 G
Her paper wings and halo